#ice

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

No two wars are ever the same. Some are just, some are unjust, but the basic commonality shared between them all is that young men and women heeded a call to service, overcame their fear, and fought for their side. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

Nothing is worse, or more of a breach of the social contract between citizen and state, than for government officials, bureaucrats and agencies to waste the money entrusted to them by the people they serve. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing! ↗

— Pat Riley

#contribute #declaring #each #ego #hardest

Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission. ↗

— Pat Riley

#itself #management #mission #must #opponent

I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that. ↗

— Ryne Sandberg

#thankful #twice

Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#blooming #colors #everything #heart #instead

To that movement, consecrated by religious principle, sustained by an awful sense of justice, and cheered by the brightest hopes of future good, all our powers, talents, and attainments are devoted. ↗

— George Ripley

#brightest #cheered #consecrated #devoted #future

When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd. ↗

— Dennis Ritchie

#advice #back #commentary #crowd #developed